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An expert in violent extremism delivers a "serious and provocative . . . odyssey into the hearts and minds of religious terrorists" from Pakistan to Oklahoma (The New York Times Book Review).
A New York Times Notable Book
For four years, Jessica Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Traveling extensively—to refugee camps in Lebanon, to religious schools in Pakistan, to prisons in Amman, Asqelon, and Pensacola—she discovered that the Islamic jihadi in the mountains of Pakistan and the Christian fundamentalist bomber in Oklahoma have much in common.
Based on her vast research, Stern lucidly explains how terrorist organizations are formed by opportunistic leaders who—using religion as both motivation and justification—recruit the disenfranchised. She depicts how moral fervor is transformed into sophisticated organizations that strive for money, power, and attention.
Jessica Stern's extensive interaction with the faces behind the terror provide unprecedented insight into acts of inexplicable horror, and enable her to suggest how terrorism can most effectively be countered.
"[A] sophisticated examination of religiously motivated terrorism"—The New Yorker
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ISBN: 9780061755392
ISBN-10: 0061755397
Published: 19th March 2024
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 400
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
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- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentInternational Relations
- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentPolitical ActivismTerrorism
- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentCentral Government
- Non-FictionReligion & BeliefsChristianityChristian Life & Practice
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial Issues & ProcessesViolence in Society
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial GroupsSocial & Cultural Aspects of Religious Groups
- Non-FictionReligion & BeliefsAspects of Religion for Non-Christians
- Non-FictionReligion & BeliefsChristianityChristian Theology
- Non-FictionPolitics & GovernmentPolitical Ideologies & Movements
- Non-FictionSociety & CultureSocial GroupsEthnic Studies